Policy Paper 17
Democratising European Democracy
Deliberation between citizens is essential to the democratic process, whether through representation, or by means of more “direct” or “participative” approaches. When it comes to the European Union, a formula for cross-border deliberation has yet to be evolved. With this in mind, new approaches to “civic dialogue” have been developed.
Deliberation between citizens is essential to the democratic process, whether through representation, or by means of more “direct” or “participative” approaches. When it comes to the European Union, a formula for cross-border deliberation has yet to be evolved. With this in mind, new approaches to “civic dialogue” have been developed. However, even these innovative approaches do not offer any guarantee as to the quality of public debate. Does it, on the basis of accessible and balanced information, enable the broadest and most diverse cross-section of citizens to form and express a personal opinion?
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To identify the short-comings of traditional as well as innovative approaches to debating;
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To outline the features which would make for improved public debate, an;
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To signpost lines of enquiries regarding research and action in this field.
SUR LE MÊME THÈME
ON THE SAME THEME
PUBLICATIONS
European Democracy: What Are the Next Challenges
National Referendums on EU Issues: from Clarification to Frustration
The EU and referenda: three denials of democracy
The EU and referenda: structural incompatibility?
The EU and referenda on independence: a leap in the dark?
How to Explain the Unexpected: An Assessment of the French Constitutional Referendum
Constitutional referendum in France: a mid-term assessment
Landscape after the battle
Letter to our European friends who want to Vote not
The Impact of the Television Media on the French Referendum Campaign in 2005
Reaction of Pepper D. Culpepper and Archon Fung to Andrew Moravcsik’s article on the collapse of the Constitutional treaty
Reaction of Paul Magnette to Andrew Moravcsik’s article on the collapse of the Constitutional treaty
Reaction of James Fishkin to Andrew Moravcsik’s article on the collapse of the Constitutional treaty
Can you imagine a referendum to European level and under what conditions?
The First Dutch Referendum: a pre-ballot assessment
Referenda in other countries: the case of Spain
The European Constitution and deliberation: the Example of deliberative focus groups ahead of the French Referendum of 29 May 2005
The French “no” vote of 29 May 2005: understand, act
Securing a “Yes”: from Nice I to Nice II
Ratification and Revision of the Consitutional Treaty
“The Constitution, a step forward for the European Union” intervention by Jacques Delors
MÉDIAS
MEDIAS
The referendum in Italy is not comparable with the Catalan crisis – Enrico Letta on RTL
“A political solution for Catalonia” – Enrico Letta on CNBC
« Catalonia is affraid to loose its identity in a Global World » – Enrico Letta in La Croix